Canadian Tuberculosis Standards
6th Edition - 2007

Cat. N° HP40-18/2007E-PDF ISBN 978-0-662-45956-9

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Table of Contents

Preface
Acknowledgements
Epidemiology

Chapter 1. Epidemiology of Tuberculosis in Canada
Melissa Phypers, Dennis Kunimoto, Marcel Behr,
Derek Scholten, Edward Ellis

Medical Aspects of Tuberculosis

Chapter 2. Mycobacteriology Laboratory Standards: Services and Policies
Joyce Wolfe, Kym Antonation, Meenu Kaushal Sharma

Chapter 3. Transmission and Pathogenesis of Tuberculosis
Richard Long, Kevin Schwartzman

Chapter 4. Diagnosis of Tuberculosis Infection and Disease
Dick Menzies, Kamran Khan

Chapter 5. Nonrespiratory Tuberculosis
Victoria Cook, Richard Long

Chapter 6. Treatment of Tuberculosis Disease and Infection
Vernon H. Hoeppner, Heather Ward, Kevin Elwood

Chapter 7. Drug-resistant Tuberculosis
Richard Long, Monica Avendano, Lori Whitehead

Chapter 8. Pediatric Tuberculosis
Ian Kitai, Patricia Malloy, Alice Kowalczyk, Richard Long

Chapter 9. Tuberculosis and Human Immunodeficiency Virus
Stan Houston, Paul Brassard, Mark FitzGerald, Wendy Wobeser

Chapter 10. Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Disease
Robert L. Cowie, Stephen K. Field, Anne Fanning

Public Health Aspects of Tuberculosis

Chapter 11. The Role of Public Health in Tuberculosis Control
Robert Stirling , Donald A. Enarson

Chapter 12. Contact Follow-up and Outbreak Management in Tuberculosis Control
Terry-Nan Tannenbaum, Lilian Yuan, Tamara Wallington

Chapter 13. Surveillance and Screening in Tuberculosis Control
Wendy Wobeser, Lilian Yuan, Brian Gushulak, Jerome Bickenback, Elaine Randell

Chapter 14. Tuberculosis Control in First Nations and Inuit Populations
Pamela Orr, Cheryl Case, Teresa Mersereau, Marcus Lem

Chapter 15. Immigration and Tuberculosis Control in Canada
Brian Gushulak, Sylvie Martin

Chapter 16. Tuberculosis Control Within Institutions
Dick Menzies, Michael Gardam

Chapter 17. Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) Vaccination in Canada
Kevin Elwood, Mark FitzGerald

International Aspects

Chatper 18. Canada and International Tuberculosis Control
Donald A. Enarson, Anne Fanning, Edward Ellis

Appendices

Appendix A	Contributors
Appendix B	Canadian Tuberculosis Surveillance Systems
Appendix C	Definition of Terms
Appendix D	Interferon-Gamma Release Assays for Latent Tuberculosis Infection: An Advisory Committee Statement (ACS) from the Canadian Tuberculosis Committee
Appendix E	Tuberculosis Education and Training Resources Linette McElroy
Appendix F	BCG Vaccine Usage in Canada – Current and Historical
Appendix G	Recommendations for the Screening and Prevention of Tuberculosis in Patients with Human Immunodefi ciency Virus (HIV) and the Screening for HIV in Tuberculosis Patients and their Contacts
Appendix H	International Standards for Tuberculosis Care
Appendix I	Guidelines for the Investigation and Follow-up of Individuals Under Medical Surveillance for Tuberculosis after Arrival in Canada (2007)

Index